Bill Text: MS HB1640 | 2026 | Regular Session | Engrossed
Bill Title: DHS; require to employ commercial wage verification services to get information for eligibility determination for benefits.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Failed) 2026-03-30 - Died In Conference [HB1640 Detail]
Download: Mississippi-2026-HB1640-Engrossed.html
MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2026 Regular Session
To: Accountability, Efficiency, Transparency
By: Representative Deweese
House Bill 1640
(As Passed the House)
AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 43-12-18, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES TO EMPLOY AUTOMATED COMMERCIAL WAGE VERIFICATION SERVICES REGULATED UNDER THE FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ACQUIRING CURRENT EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME INFORMATION FOR ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION AND ONGOING MONITORING FOR CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT PROGRAMS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 43-12-18, Mississippi Code of 1972:
43-12-18. The Department of Human Services shall employ automated commercial wage verification services regulated under the Fair Credit Reporting Act for the purpose of acquiring current employment and income information for eligibility determination and ongoing monitoring for continued eligibility for public benefit programs, including SNAP and TANF benefits.
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.
